Description:
An international roster of field-leading experts delivers the seventh edition of the definitive textbook, LEUKEMIA. This classic provides comprehensive guidance on all aspects of leukemia, from etiology and biology to clinical features and therapy. This edition now also provides the molecular basis of several leukemias. It reflects the most exciting period of research in the field in a quarter century, and features information on molecular biology and molecular genetics, as well as biological therapy.
Focuses on clinical practice with up-to-date guidance on the best courses of treatment, easy-to-use therapeutic outlines, methods of dealing with complications, and more.
Provides a reader-friendly organization, thoroughly edited to eliminate overlap between chapters.
Includes new information on the molecular basis of several leukemias and the role of leukemia cells and how they are distributed in the body.
Offers the latest guidance on molecular-based therapies including ATRA for APL and STI571 (gleevec) for CML.
Discusses the new WHO classification and criteria for leukemia, myelodysplasia, and myeloproliferative disorders.
Evaluates the roles of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in treatment.
Examines tyrosine kinase inhibitors, terminal differentiation inducing drugs, and antibody targeted drugs and radionuclides.
